Tire-protector.



1; c. SCHLEICHEH.

TIRE FIrOTICTOFI.A

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 5. I9l4.

Patented June 1, 1915.

la; @EFT iwi/Mmmm @Hoz/Meijs NT @Fn JOHN C. SCHLEICHERyOF-MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK.

TIRE-PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Juin@ s 'Appiicanon med February 5j isili. semi No. siete/i..

.l To all whom it may concern.'

' Protectors; and I-do declare the following `to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as ivillenable others skilled in the art to which it appcrtaiiis to make and use the sanie.

This invention relates to tire protectors y especially `adapted for use with' pneumatic ,tires although it is susceptible for use with other resilient tires.

The 'object of the invention is to provide a simple inexpensive tire protector' applicable to any wheel and so constructed that when a .pneimiatic vehicle tire bursts, is punetured or otherwise becomes deflated', resistive `supports arranged rigidly around the wheel will lic brought into use as treads thereby enabling the vehicle to'continue its progress to a. place where repairs lmay be conveniently niade'or ay new tire substituted and thereby preventA rim cuts. Further, iii-.case effaccident to a tire when the vehicle is running at high speed, the supports will prevent sudden swerving of the vehicle troni its course and injury to the vehicle and its occupa-nts. Another function pei-formed by the supports is that when a lvehicle using them is passing over a soft or sandy road, they prevent the wheels from sinking unduly deep.

With these fand other objects in View, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrange nient of parts as will be more fully described and claimed. v

`In the accompanying drawings z-Figiire 1 represents a transverse section through a tire of avehicl'e equipped with this invention; Fig. a lside elevation of a portion of one of the supports constituting the invention; Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail perspective View; Fig. 4 is a detail edge view' 'of a portin of one of the plates or protectors; Fig. 5 is a transverse, section taken on theline 5 5 of Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrow; and Fig. G is a plamview of one of the spacing plates.

In the embodiment illustrated a. Wheel j felly F is shown having a'metallie channeled ist 'rim R secured: in any desired Way to the felly and on whielra pneumatic tire 121s secured by the usual cleneheiriflgs Q. The

locking ring rim R is slightly wider than the tire which is adapted to he mounted thereon to enahle it to rcceive'and support the protector incur hers to he described.

The improved tire protectors and supports 'constituting this invention comprise two annular plates l and Q which are exactly alike in construction and therefore one only will he described in detail. v 'The plate 2 has a flat inner portion 3 adapted to he disposed .outside one ol the clenclier rings hetween it and an upturned flange R of the rini' lt. The remainder of this plate is niade arcuate 11i cross section and has its peripheral edge e lient laterally to form a flange lor broad-l ening the tread. The arcuate portions of these plates l and 2 are eachhcorrugated longitudinally to form a serpentine tread and pockets 5 disposed on'tlie inner face oi each plate which are adapted to snugly lit against the side walls of the tire '.l and when said tire hcconios deflated, the weight olE the load thereon will 'torcefit inwardly and the side walls thereof will hecoine envgaged with said pockets where the tire will he supported on opposite sides and perinit it to collapse only a prenleternuned c.\'- tent, the tread of the supports foi ned bv the iiange Ll contacting with the street or earth over which tho vehicle is passing and thus relieving the tire 'from the weight 'ot the load and preventing rin'rcuts: such as usuallyY occur when devices of this charactei.' are not employed.

Spacing elements in the torni ot' plates il areshow'n arranged on the rim l?, hetwcen the flat portions 3 ot the members l and and are designed to space said members a proper distance apart and prevent their lat eral collapse "which is especially liable to occur during the asseniblin'r of the parts. p L is arranged in a flange fornied' at the side of the rim lx. opposite the tlange Rthereof and it is designed to securelyv clamp the proteetorl.- hetween the outer face of the adjacent clencher ring and said locking ring.

ll'hen the tire is in nornnilly inliated or distended condition the treads of the ineinbers 1 and 2 are disposed about midway the height of said tire and do not come in contact with the grouiid'except when 'the wheels are running on soft or "saii.;ily soil. In the latter case such Contact does occur and undue sinking of the wheels is prevented. `When atire is punctured or otherwise Yhe- STR iio

comes delieted the leed of 'the Vehicle will cause said the to move innuiclly between the members 1 and 2 and to be :forced into the pockets 5 es above described and the tiende of these members 1 and 2 will eXtnd beyond the treed surface nf 'the detlnted tire in "position te eet treads for the wheel 'to releve the tire of its supporting function. The `weight impeeed on the wheel is thus truiisfemL-efl from the tire te the treed niemheis ei the plates 'l und and the vehicle y he driven to e suitable place for repairs heut endengei'ing the til-ee in the safety et the eeeupants.

if claim as my invention:

L ln vehicle wheel., the combination with :i rim having a deietehle tire mounted thereim, annulaipi-n'teeting plates secured te .seid rim. on opposite sides of seid tire and shaped 'to conform te the sides of n pneumatic tire when inuted, seid plates having rediziily extending peel-:ets on their inner feces to receive und support the side Wells of tii'e When deflated.v

2. in :t vehicle wheel, the combination with a rim having e deflated tire mounted Llei-,ese

thereon :innuizu' protecting plates secured to said 'rim on opposite sides of seid tire and shaped to. conform to the sides of e pneu matic tire' when iniated, seid plates being corrugated to provide a serpentine treed with pockets on its inner ieee to reeeive and Support the side Walls of e tire when de- Hated.

8. In combination with e Wheel rim having e. pneumatic tire mounted thereonj annuler plates secured to seid rim on opposite sides of seid tire, seid plates each having :i flat innei.` portion and its remaining portien arcuate in Cross section and :i laterally extending flange et the periphery of seid :trennte portion, and corrugated to ferm e serpentine treed With pockets en. its inner fece. i. v

' n testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN C. SCHLECHER.

lNitnesses:

Enw. A. PARTCH, 'ERWIN C. SCHLEIGHER. 

